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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
facets.
Zuggtmoy’s cultists often follow her unwittingly. Most are fungus-infected to some degree, whether through inhaling her mind-controlling spores or being transformed to the point where
flesh and fungus become one. Such cultists are fungal extensions of the Demon Queen’s will. Their devotion might begin with the seemingly harmless promises offered by exotic spores and mushrooms
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Quests from the Infinite Staircase
shoulder.
Guardians follow a strict code of decorum that values bravery, honesty, and justice tempered with mercy. Still, they are quick to chastise blasphemers, criminals, and cultists who oppose their
cause, buffeting these foes with their shocking implements.Aura of Resilience (1/Day). The champion exudes an aura of ghostly lightning that fills a 10-foot-radius sphere centered on itself. While this
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
branded. While branded in this way, the target becomes visible if it’s invisible, can’t become invisible, and sheds dim light in a 5-foot radius. The brand disappears after 24 hours, or
gazes into flames too deeply may see the Prince of Evil Fire, Imix, gazing back. Giants who fall to Imix’s corruption might leave their homes to join with likeminded cultists, but others remain
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
can see within 60 feet of itself. Six horn-shaped stones erupt in a 30-foot-radius, 30-foot-high cylinder centered on that point and then crumble to dust.
Each creature in that area must make a DC 15
bloodlust by hunting in them.
Baphomet rewards his most faithful cultists with transformation into demonic stalkers. Such a giant grows an elaborate crown of six horns, and Baphomet gives the stone giant a magic glaive and the ability to call up horns of stone from the earth.
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The Book of Many Things
transform into an even more powerful shape. Once it attains this new form, Aurnozci can escape Xulregg and wreak havoc across the multiverse. To accelerate this terrible transformation, cultists hunt
intruders in sight with reckless abandon.
Cultists of Aurnozci
Aurnozci grants its cultists the following trait:
Burning Corpse. When the creature dies, its body is reduced to a pile of smoldering
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Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse
with a 10-foot radius rises from that point and lasts until the end of Orcus’s next turn. Creatures in that area have vulnerability to necrotic damage.Orcus is the Demon Prince of Undeath, also
become ghoul;ghouls and zombie;zombies (both appear in the Monster Manual) that serve in his legions, while his favored servants are the cultists and necromancers who murder the living and then manipulate
Zuggtmoy
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Out of the Abyss
":"Pseudopod","rollDamageType":"poison"} poison damage.
Infestation Spores (3/Day). Zuggtmoy releases spores that burst out in a cloud that fills a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on her, and it
","rollType":"recharge","rollAction":"Mind Control Spores"}. Zuggtmoy releases spores that burst out in a cloud that fills a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on her, and it lingers for 1 minute. Humanoids and
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
molten rock. Sometimes miners risk their lives to find rich veins of ore in a scion’s volcano, or misguided fire cultists offer sacrifices meant to appease or awaken the volcano, and the awakened
-Shaking Movement. The scion moves up to its speed and then sends a shock wave through the ground in a 60-foot-radius circle centered on itself. Each creature on the ground in that area that is
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Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
;s volcano, or misguided fire cultists offer sacrifices meant to appease or awaken the volcano, and the awakened cradle defies all their expectations. Like a living volcano, the cradle hurls balls of
within 120 feet of itself. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius, 50-foot-high cylinder centered on that point must succeed on a DC 21 Dexterity saving throw or take 14 (4d6);{"diceNotation":"4d6", "rollType":"damage", "rollAction":"Lava Geyser", "rollDamageType":"fire"} fire damage.
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necrotic energy 60 feet tall and with a 10-foot radius rises from that point and lasts until the end of Orcus’s next turn. Creatures in that area are vulnerable to necrotic damage.Orcus is the Demon
. The least of these become ghoul;ghouls and zombie;zombies who serve in his legions, while his favored servants are the cultists and necromancers who murder the living and then manipulate the dead
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Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
point it can see within 60 feet of it. Each creature within a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must succeed on a DC 23 Dexterity saving throw or take 18 (4d8);{"diceNotation":"4d8", "rollType
Serpents of the Dreaming City draws power from an ancient amethyst dragon, which the cultists keep in eternal slumber with braziers of enchanted smoke.
2
A rogue purple worm swallowed a large
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Mythic Odysseys of Theros
ground in a 30-foot radius centered on her. The area becomes difficult terrain until the start of her next turn. Any creature, other than Hythonia, takes 9 (2d8);{"diceNotation":"2d8","rollType":"damage
cultists eagerly offered themselves up to the medusa’s petrifying gaze in hopes of gaining Pharika’s favor. Seeing herself surrounded by willing devotees, Hythonia formulated a cruel plan
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the darkness to accept sacrifices and devour the unwary. These creatures work beside cultists to spread their mother’s faith across the woods of the world. Luckily, they are quite rare
.
Corrupting Influence. The presence of a dark young shifts and warps the natural world. The plants in a 5-mile radius centered on its lair grow thick and verdant, creating natural barriers to dissuade explorers
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she is worshiped. The dark young act as proxies for Shub-Niggurath, crawling from the darkness to accept sacrifices and devour the unwary. These creatures work beside cultists to spread their mother
;encourage” the cult to become more aggressive toward outsiders.
Corrupting Influence. The presence of a dark young shifts and warps the natural world. The plants in a 5-mile radius centered on
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24). While Grappled the target has the Restrained condition.
Wind Blast (Recharge 5–6). Strength Saving Throw: DC 24, each creature in a 20-foot-radius Sphere centered on a point the flying
through the area in a 5-mile radius around the ritual site. The storm lasts for an hour and flattens all buildings that lack fortifications. Creatures caught in the open take 1d4 Bludgeoning damage per
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Illumination. The voidglutton’s eyes and the tips of their fingers glow with colored light, casting Bright Light in a 30-foot radius and Dim Light for an additional 30 feet.
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, but they rarely choose to do so except to arrange frightful tableaux, lure prey, or otherwise cause misery.
Cultists of the Outer Goddess Nhimbaloth see voidgluttons as roving incarnations of her
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
or cuts something. The name “Reszur” is graven on the dagger’s pommel. If the wielder speaks the name, the blade gives off a faint, cold glow, shedding dim light in a 10-foot radius until the wielder
speaks the name again. Development It’s only a matter of minutes before the Black Earth cultists in Red Larch — the so-called Bringers of Woe — hear about the characters’ exploration of the tomb. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
or cuts something. The name “Reszur” is graven on the dagger’s pommel. If the wielder speaks the name, the blade gives off a faint, cold glow, shedding dim light in a 10-foot radius until the wielder
speaks the name again. Development It’s only a matter of minutes before the Black Earth cultists in Red Larch — the so-called Bringers of Woe — hear about the characters’ exploration of the tomb. They
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
of the cultists might be stealing from the stockpiles of goods for sale, so he placed a crate here that might be tempting to a thief. The crate marked “Gold” is full of rocks, and there are tiny
thunder damage on a failed save, or half as much on a success. The creatures within the blast radius are also covered in green ink that only comes off with repeated scrubbing over the course of months
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm Lord’s Wrath
of the cultists might be stealing from the stockpiles of goods for sale, so he placed a crate here that might be tempting to a thief. The crate marked “Gold” is full of rocks, and there are tiny
thunder damage on a failed save, or half as much on a success. The creatures within the blast radius are also covered in green ink that only comes off with repeated scrubbing over the course of months
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Arrival The undead galleon is surrounded by a 500-foot-radius fogbank at the eye of the storm. Entering this area, the wind drops to a dead calm and vision is restricted to just 10 feet. Ships that
mounted to its mainmast and its ragged sails are stitched from worn leather. A giant’s skeleton clutching a halberd is lashed to its bow.
The cultists of Talos onboard the vessel fight to the death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
Arrival The undead galleon is surrounded by a 500-foot-radius fogbank at the eye of the storm. Entering this area, the wind drops to a dead calm and vision is restricted to just 10 feet. Ships that
mounted to its mainmast and its ragged sails are stitched from worn leather. A giant’s skeleton clutching a halberd is lashed to its bow.
The cultists of Talos onboard the vessel fight to the death
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
symbiotic relationships with their wicked neighbors. Hags, oni, black dragons, and evil cultists work with will-o’-wisps to draw creatures into ambush. As their evil allies surround and slaughter
Illumination. The will-o’-wisp sheds bright light in a 5- to 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional number of feet equal to the chosen radius. The will-o’-wisp can alter the radius as a bonus action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
symbiotic relationships with their wicked neighbors. Hags, oni, black dragons, and evil cultists work with will-o’-wisps to draw creatures into ambush. As their evil allies surround and slaughter
Illumination. The will-o’-wisp sheds bright light in a 5- to 20-foot radius and dim light for an additional number of feet equal to the chosen radius. The will-o’-wisp can alter the radius as a bonus action
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
foodstuffs — enough to sustain the Vanthampurs and the cultists in the dungeon for a month. The crates by the south wall contain candles, oil flasks, incense, and rat traps. Six of the barrels contain
Monsters. Ordinary rats occasionally enter the dungeon through the open pipes in the walls. The cultists lay traps to catch and kill these rats while they perfume the dungeon with incense. As the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
foodstuffs — enough to sustain the Vanthampurs and the cultists in the dungeon for a month. The crates by the south wall contain candles, oil flasks, incense, and rat traps. Six of the barrels contain
Monsters. Ordinary rats occasionally enter the dungeon through the open pipes in the walls. The cultists lay traps to catch and kill these rats while they perfume the dungeon with incense. As the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
hatch to the stores can only be opened by creatures with a combined Strength score of 18 or more. While hidden in the fog cloud, the cultists abandon the siege weapons and stay below deck. Instead, a
day, the death knight can hurl a magical ball of fire that explodes at a point it can see within 240 feet of it. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must make a DC 18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
fitted with thick panes of green-tinted glass hang at regular intervals on 1-foot-long iron chains. Each lantern sheds dim light in a 10-foot radius. Iron Doors. Doors are made of riveted iron plates
of Incense. Pairs of black-robed human cultists march through the corridors with censers, constantly perfuming the sewers with incense to counteract what would otherwise be a mildly nauseating stench
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
fitted with thick panes of green-tinted glass hang at regular intervals on 1-foot-long iron chains. Each lantern sheds dim light in a 10-foot radius. Iron Doors. Doors are made of riveted iron plates
of Incense. Pairs of black-robed human cultists march through the corridors with censers, constantly perfuming the sewers with incense to counteract what would otherwise be a mildly nauseating stench
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
back. Giants who fall to Imix’s corruption might leave their homes to join with like-minded cultists, but others remain within their communities to pursue Imix’s destructive agenda. A fire giant of Evil
target is magically branded. While branded in this way, the target becomes visible if it’s invisible, can't become invisible, and sheds dim light in a 5-foot radius. The brand disappears after 24 hours
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- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Giants of the Star Forge
back. Giants who fall to Imix’s corruption might leave their homes to join with like-minded cultists, but others remain within their communities to pursue Imix’s destructive agenda. A fire giant of Evil
target is magically branded. While branded in this way, the target becomes visible if it’s invisible, can't become invisible, and sheds dim light in a 5-foot radius. The brand disappears after 24 hours
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
back. Giants who fall to Imix’s corruption might leave their homes to join with like-minded cultists, but others remain within their communities to pursue Imix’s destructive agenda. A fire giant of Evil
target is magically branded. While branded in this way, the target becomes visible if it’s invisible, can't become invisible, and sheds dim light in a 5-foot radius. The brand disappears after 24 hours
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention
hatch to the stores can only be opened by creatures with a combined Strength score of 18 or more. While hidden in the fog cloud, the cultists abandon the siege weapons and stay below deck. Instead, a
day, the death knight can hurl a magical ball of fire that explodes at a point it can see within 240 feet of it. Each creature in a 20-foot-radius sphere centered on that point must make a DC 18
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
back. Giants who fall to Imix’s corruption might leave their homes to join with like-minded cultists, but others remain within their communities to pursue Imix’s destructive agenda. A fire giant of Evil
target is magically branded. While branded in this way, the target becomes visible if it’s invisible, can't become invisible, and sheds dim light in a 5-foot radius. The brand disappears after 24 hours
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
-breed,” a “human mistake,” and a “mongrel.” Rool oversees a crew of twenty Kraken Society cultists (CE male and female humans of various ethnicities) while Tholtz pretends to talk to Slarkrethel or
raves on and on about the spells the kraken has promised to teach him. Morale aboard the ship is understandably low. Half of the cultists are on duty at any given time, while the rest are asleep in their